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WIFE & THE HAMMER

MALE AND FEMALE, HANDY COUPLE CAN HANDLE IT! BY CHUCK N BAKER

A handyman, also known as a handyperson When Christian visited Pahrump he
said he saw the need for his services.
or handyworker, maintenance worker,
“And we were tired of the hustle and
maintenance man, repairman, repair worker,
bustle in Las Vegas, the rat race, and
or repair technician is a person who is
knowledgeable in skills such as basic carpentry, we decided to move here.” In the be-
ginning things were much slower, but
plumbing, minor electrical wiring and property after awhile, “now we’re as busy as
maintenance. before, even more,” he said!

All of the above definitions came tenance man, and factotum, with The couple work on projects togeth-
from the internet. I can’t say if the in- more inclusive or formal terms be- er, and the projects are extremely
ternet favors men-only but for some ing handyperson, property mainte- varied. “It’s fun because you’re not
reason the writer didn’t include one nance, or home improvement spe- always doing the same thing.”
more worker — handy woman! cialist, depending on the context.
What percent of men are handy? To- He said they do a lot of referrals.
Because here in Pahrump, if some- day’s man is less inclined to be that Contractors are too busy for smaller
one needs some handy-type work handy - in a recent survey, 72 percent jobs, so the couple stays busy with
done, they can call a company called of men said they could handle very those. They work mostly during the
Wife and the Hammer LLC, and basic home repair or improvement week, “But I carry my phone all the
they’ll get a handyman and a handy stuff, and 40 percent of men say time. I’m available if someone calls in
woman together! they either can’t do anything around a super emergency, like water rush-
Married couple Christian and Sher- the house, or they probably could ing everywhere.”
yl sometimes work a job as a single but they’d rather call a professional
worker, and sometimes they go as handyman anyway. Much of his work is on Facebook, and
a couple. There are other general he encourages individuals to check
names that are also used. Common Locally Wife and the Hammer have them out. “I try to show what we do.”
synonyms include jack-of-all-trades, worked in Pahrump for nine years, The pair can be reached at (702) 285-
odd-job man, repairman, fixer, main- having moved up from Las Vegas. 6722.